Aluminium - key facts   www.marlinwindows.co.uk

• Soft, non-magnetic metal
• Symbol: Al
• Atomic number: 13
• Weight: 26.98
• 3rd most abundant element in Earth's crust after oxygen and silicon
• Found mainly as bauxite
• Yearly primary aluminium production: 53.4m tonnes
• Increasingly recycled
• Used in transport, packaging, construction and household goods